Every week fantasy owners have tough decisions to make. Whether it is who to start in their FLEX spot or if they should start a less quality player against a weaker defense. I will be giving my fantasy followers my solo rankings based on PPR scoring. As an added bonus I will explain my favorite match up for each position. If you have more specific questions regarding fantasy football and my rankings, ask me on twitter (@MikeSports22) and as always happy hunting fantasy friends.

Breaking Football’s Week Fifteen Rankings

Quarterbacks

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Ben Roethlisberger

Steelers

vs Patriots

2

Tom Brady

Patriots

at Steelers

3

Russell Wilson

Seahawks

vs Rams

4

Aaron Rodgers

Packers

at Panthers

5

Cam Newton

Panthers

vs Packers

6

Drew Brees

Saints

vs Jets

7

Philip Rivers

Chargers

at Chiefs

8

Matthew Stafford

Lions

vs Bears

9

Case Keenum

Vikings

vs Bengals

10

Matt Ryan

Falcons

at Buccaneers

11

Blake Bortles

Jaguars

vs Texans

12

Dak Prescott

Cowboys

at Raiders

13

Nick Foles

Eagles

at Giants

14

Kirk Cousins

Redskins

vs Cardinals

15

Jameis Winston

Buccaneers

vs Falcons

16

Jared Goff

Rams

at Seahawks

17

Jimmy Garoppolo

49ers

vs Titans

18

Derek Carr

Raiders

vs Cowboys

19

Alex Smith

Chiefs

vs Chargers

20

Tyrod Taylor

Bills

vs Dolphins

My Favorite Quarterback Match Up

Ben Roethlisberger vs Patriots: No quarterback has been hotter than Roethlisberger over the last four weeks; averaging 26.6 fantasy points per game. Over that four game stretch, Roethlisberger played three games at home, where he scored at least 28.7 fantasy points in each game. Meanwhile, the Patriots have to travel to Pittsburgh after an embarrassing lost to the Dolphins last week. Roethlisberger has been much better at home this season, scoring an average of 20.8 fantasy points per game verse just 14.4 fantasy points per game on the road.

Running Backs

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Le’Veon Bell

Steelers

vs Patriots

2

Todd Gurley II

Rams

at Seahawks

3

Alvin Kamara

Saints

vs Jets

4

Mark Ingram

Saints

vs Jets

5

Melvin Gordon

Chargers

at Chiefs

6

LeSean McCoy

Bills

vs Dolphins

7

Jordan Howard

Bears

at Lions

8

Leonard Fournette

Jaguars

vs Texans

9

Kareem Hunt

Chiefs

vs Chargers

10

Kenyan Drake

Dolphins

at Bills

11

Devonta Freeman

Falcons

at Buccaneers

12

Carlos Hyde

49ers

vs Titans

13

Christian McCaffrey

Panthers

vs Packers

14

Samaje Perine

Redskins

vs Cardinals

15

Jamaal Williams

Packers

at Panthers

16

Alex Collins

Ravens

at Browns

17

Rex Burkhead

Patriots

at Steelers

18

Jerick McKinnon

Vikings

vs Bengals

19

Latavius Murray

Vikings

vs Bengals

20

Duke Johnson Jr.

Browns

vs Ravens

21

Joe Mixon

Bengals

at Vikings

22

Dion Lewis

Patriots

at Steelers

23

Lamar Miller

Texans

at Jaguars

24

Marshawn Lynch

Raiders

vs Cowboys

25

Jay Ajayi

Eagles

at Giants

26

Theo Riddick

Lions

vs Bears

27

Isaiah Crowell

Browns

vs Ravens

28

Rod Smith

Cowboys

at Raiders

29

Alfred Morris

Cowboys

at Raiders

30

Derrick Henry

Titans

at 49ers

31

DeMarco Murray

Titans

at 49ers

32

C.J. Anderson

Broncos

at Colts

33

Jonathan Stewart

Panthers

vs Packers

34

Mike Davis

Seahawks

vs Rams

35

Danny Woodhead

Ravens

at Browns

36

Matt Forte

Jets

at Saints

37

Bilal Powell

Jets

at Saints

38

Doug Martin

Buccaneers

vs Falcons

39

Tarik Cohen

Bears

at Lions

40

Tevin Coleman

Falcons

at Buccaneers

My Favorite Running Back Match Up

Kenyan Drake at Bills: Over the last two weeks, Drake has been the Dolphins feature running back with Damien Williams injured. Drake is averaging 28 touches, 167 scrimmage yards and 23.7 fantasy points per game as the feature back. Williams is expected to miss his third straight game with a shoulder injury, leaving Drake as the feature back again. Meanwhile, the Bills rank last in the league against opposing running backs, giving up an average of 27.8 fantasy points per game.

Wide Receivers

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Julio Jones

Falcons

at Buccaneers

2

Keenan Allen

Chargers

at Chiefs

3

Antonio Brown

Steelers

vs Patriots

4

Michael Thomas

Saints

vs Jets

5

Adam Thielen

Vikings

vs Bengals

6

DeAndre Hopkins

Texans

at Jaguars

7

Doug Baldwin

Seahawks

vs Rams

8

A.J. Green

Bengals

at Vikings

9

Jarvis Landry

Dolphins

at Bills

10

Dez Bryant

Cowboys

at Raiders

11

Devin Funchess

Panthers

vs Packers

12

Golden Tate

Lions

vs Bears

13

Davante Adams

Packers

at Panthers

14

Larry Fitzgerald

Cardinals

at Redskins

15

Demaryius Thomas

Broncos

at Colts

16

Jordy Nelson

Packers

at Panthers

17

Alshon Jeffery

Eagles

at Giants

18

Mike Evans

Buccaneers

vs Falcons

19

Brandin Cooks

Patriots

at Steelers

20

Josh Gordon

Browns

vs Ravens

21

Marvin Jones Jr.

Lions

vs Bears

22

Marquise Lee

Jaguars

vs Texans

23

Chris Hogan

Patriots

at Steelers

24

Tyreek Hill

Chiefs

vs Chargers

25

Stefon Diggs

Vikings

vs Bengals

26

Michael Crabtree

Raiders

vs Cowboys

27

Mohamed Sanu

Falcons

at Buccaneers

28

Robert Woods

Rams

at Seahawks

29

Cooper Kupp

Rams

at Seahawks

30

Marquise Goodwin

49ers

vs Titans

31

Sterling Shepard

Giants

vs Eagles

32

JuJu Smith-Schuster

Steelers

vs Patriots

33

Amari Cooper

Raiders

vs Cowboys

34

Nelson Agholor

Eagles

at Giants

35

Dede Westbrook

Jaguars

vs Texans

36

Emmanuel Sanders

Broncos

at Colts

37

Sammy Watkins

Rams

at Seahawks

38

Jamison Crowder

Redskins

vs Cardinals

39

Robby Anderson

Jets

at Saints

40

Kelvin Benjamin

Bills

vs Dolphins

41

Randall Cobb

Packers

at Panthers

42

Ted Ginn Jr.

Saints

vs Jets

43

Paul Richardson

Seahawks

vs Rams

44

Tyler Lockett

Seahawks

vs Rams

45

Rishard Matthews

Titans

at 49ers

46

T.Y. Hilton

Colts

vs Broncos

47

Kenny Stills

Dolphins

at Bills

48

DeVante Parker

Dolphins

at Bills

49

Brandon LaFell

Bengals

at Vikings

50

Trent Taylor

49ers

vs Titans

My Favorite Wide Receiver Match Up

Devante Adams at Panthers: Even with Brett Hundley as the starter, Adams has been consistent for fantasy owners, averaging 15.8 fantasy points per game. Adams has scored 19 or more fantasy points in four of his last five games and this week the Packers are hoping to get Aaron Rodgers back. Meanwhile, the Panthers have a good defense but struggle against opposing wide receivers as they rank 25th in the league, giving up an average of 33.8 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, over their last five games the Panthers have allowed opposing wide receivers to average 43.3 fantasy points per game.

Tight Ends

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Rob Gronkowski

Patriots

at Steelers

2

Travis Kelce

Chiefs

vs Chargers

3

Zach Ertz

Eagles

at Giants

4

Jack Doyle

Colts

vs Broncos

5

Jimmy Graham

Seahawks

vs Rams

6

Evan Engram

Giants

vs Eagles

7

Hunter Henry

Chargers

at Chiefs

8

Kyle Rudolph

Vikings

vs Bengals

9

Jared Cook

Raiders

vs Cowboys

10

Vernon Davis

Redskins

vs Cardinals

11

Charles Clay

Bills

vs Dolphins

12

Greg Olsen

Panthers

vs Packers

13

Delanie Walker

Titans

at 49ers

14

Julius Thomas

Dolphins

at Bills

15

Jason Witten

Cowboys

at Raiders

16

Cameron Brate

Buccaneers

vs Falcons

17

Benjamin Watson

Ravens

at Browns

18

Eric Ebron

Lions

vs Bears

19

Austin Hooper

Falcons

at Buccaneers

20

David Njoku

Browns

vs Ravens

My Favorite Tight End Match Up

Jared Cook vs Cowboys: After a three game stretch where Cook scored a total of just 8.7 fantasy points, he scored 18.5 last week against the Chiefs. Like the Raiders offense, Cook has been up and down all season long for fantasy owners. Meanwhile, the Cowboys rank 24th in the league against opposing tight ends, giving up an average of 12.8 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, over the last six weeks opposing tight ends are averaging 16.1 fantasy points per game against the Cowboys.

D/STs

Rank

Team

Opponent

1

Jaguars

vs Texans

2

Ravens

at Browns

3

Saints

vs Jets

4

Broncos

at Colts

5

Vikings

vs Bengals

6

Eagles

at Giants

7

Lions

vs Bears

8

Bills

vs Dolphins

9

Chargers

at Chiefs

10

Colts

vs Broncos

11

Panthers

vs Packers

12

Redskins

vs Cardinals

13

Cardinals

at Redskins

14

Falcons

at Buccaneers

15

Bears

at Lions

My Favorite Defense/Special Teams Match Up

Ravens at Browns: Yes, last week against the Steelers, the Ravens D/ST was chewed up for negative six fantasy points. However, opposing D/STs are scoring averaging just 0.4 fantasy points per game against the Steelers offense over the last five games. The Ravens D/ST ranks second in the league averaging 10.9 fantasy points per game and have scored 14 or more fantasy points seven times this season. Meanwhile, the opposing D/STs are averaging 12.2 fantasy points per game against the Browns offense.

Kickers

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Greg Zuerlein

Rams

at Seahawks

2

Justin Tucker

Ravens

at Browns

3

Robbie Gould

49ers

vs Titans

4

Wil Lutz

Saints

vs Jets

5

Chris Boswell

Steelers

vs Patriots

6

Stephen Gostkowski

Patriots

at Steelers

7

Kai Forbath

Vikings

vs Bengals

8

Matt Bryant

Falcons

at Buccaneers

9

Matt Prater

Lions

vs Bears

10

Jake Elliot

Eagles

at Giants

11

Graham Gano

Panthers

vs Packers

12

Josh Lambo

Jaguars

vs Texans

My Favorite Kicker Match Up

Robbie Gould vs Titans: The 49ers have won three of their last four games with the lone lost against the Seahawks. Over that span, Gould is averaging 12 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, over the last two games, Gould has scored 32 fantasy points thanks to the 49ers offense clicking under new quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Meanwhile, the Titans rank last in the league against opposing kickers, giving up an average of 10.2 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, over their last four games the Titans have allowed opposing kickers to score an average of 12 fantasy points per game.

Mike is a former journalism major who spent all four years in high school working for the school newspaper. At 26 years old, he is happy to write for Breaking Football as it gives him a platform to get his fantasy football takes and sports opinions out there.